Argentina

• Wednesday, May 12th 2010 - 07:01 UTC

  Argentina Confident Bondholders Will Join Debt-Swap: Wednesday D Day

  

  Argentine Economy Minister Amado Boudou held a meeting Tuesday with 40 international investors at the New York Palace Hotel, within the framework of his United States road show to encourage bondholders to join the Government's debt-swap.

• Saturday, May 8th 2010 - 06:26 UTC

  Viral Equine Arteritis Outbreak in the Province of Buenos Aires

  

  SENASA, Argentina’s National Food Safety and Quality Service, issued a statement suspending all transportation of horses in the Buenos Aires province for two weeks due to an outbreak of Viral Equine Arteritis.

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 19:41 UTC

  Gay Marriage Bill: Argentine Church to Lobby More “Conservative” Senate

  

  The Argentine Catholic Church said that the Lower House ruling that approved the bill to legalize same-sex marriage is “very serious”. The Church, through its spokespersons, said that the bill “does not constitute any kind of progress” and that “it could revolutionize the concept of society and of family.”

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 19:23 UTC

  Strong Argentine Reaction to Falklands’ Rockhopper Oil Discovery Announcement

  

  The Argentine government rejected British oil company Rockhopper Exploration's earlier announcement regarding the finding of oil in Falklands/Malvinas Islands, warning that the government “will take the necessary actions to avoid Great Britain from taking illegal possession of Argentina's non-renewable resources.”

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 05:34 UTC

  China’s Main Oil Corporation Closes 3.1 Billion Deal with Argentina’s Bridas

  

  China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC (NYSE:CEO) Ltd said on Wednesday it had closed a 3.1 billion US dollars deal with Argentina’s Bridas Energy Holdings (BEH) to buy a 50% stake in Bridas Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of BEH.

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 05:23 UTC

  Gay Marriage Bill Approved in Argentine Lower House: Good Chances in the Senate

  

  Argentina's lower house passed on early Wednesday after twelve hours of debate a gay marriage bill that will now be considered by the Senate. If approved, Argentina will be among a handful in the world that allows homosexual couples to marry.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 22:03 UTC

  Petrobras Argentina Sells Parts of its Assets to Kirchner Couple Close Friend

  

  Petrobras Energía (NYSE:PZE), Brazil’s government managed oil and gas corporation announced it will sell part of its assets in Argentina to Oil Combustibles SA for 110 million US dollars, including a refinery, gasoline stations and inventories.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 06:15 UTC

  Argentine Judge Annuls Gay Marriage; Congress Debates Same Sex Civil Unions

  

  An Argentine national judge annulled on Tuesday a gay marriage between an Argentine national and a French businessman which took place five days ago, according to the Argentine news agency Telam.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 06:03 UTC

  IMF Anticipates Good Prospects for Argentine Defaulted Bond Swap

  

  Given the high levels of global liquidity, Argentina should succeed in restructuring its 20 billion US dollars in defaulted bonds according to a senior official from the International Monetary Fund.

• Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 06:00 UTC

  Argentine Dictatorship Former Economy Minister Arrested Accused of Kidnapping

  

  Former economy minister José Martínez de Hoz, the economic brains behind the 1976-1983 military dictatorship, has been arrested and transferred to a clinic after an amnesty law was lifted, a court official has said.